I’m a Navy veteran and former air traffic controller. Over time I’ve learned that comfort isn’t a luxury, it’s something you start to value differently when your body doesn’t always cooperate.

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Life has had its ups and downs, and living with a chronic liver condition has been a major part of my journey. It didn’t define me, but it shaped how I show up for myself. It also opened my eyes to how many people quietly move through the world with their own challenges. Chronic pain and chronic conditions can feel isolating, but they’re also something many of us understand in a way that creates community, not distance.

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That’s what pushed me to start having more real conversations with women and fellow veterans about taking care of ourselves - not as an afterthought, but as something we deserve.

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I’m now settled in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, working in real estate, photography, and building Free Body Apparel. Free Body Apparel grew from lived experience: wanting clothing that’s gentle on the body, supportive through long days, and built for people who keep going even when their strength feels quiet.

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For all our toughness, we deserve softness. We deserve ease. And we deserve clothes that help us move through our days feeling simply... better.